Police Stations: Downpatrick

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether a recent assessment of the security threat to Downpatrick police station has been made; and how the requirement for security measures at this station compares to other police stations in Down district.

Paul Goggins: I have been informed by PSNI that a security assessment of Downpatrick police station was carried out in April 2007 and a further assessment has been scheduled for January 2008. For security reasons it would not be appropriate to comment on the exact nature of security measures taken at any police station.

Feltham Young Offender Institution and Remand Centre

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2007,  Official Report, column 381W, on Feltham Young Offender Institution and Remand Centre, whether serious assaults are recorded separately from other assaults under the PSIMOn system; and if he will make a statement.

David Hanson: Yes, from April 2003 since when the key performance indicator for prison violence has been based on serious assaults which account for about 9 per cent. of all assault incidents. This replaced a measure based on the number of proven adjudications (the internal disciplinary process) for assaults generally. Pre and post April 2003 assault incident data cannot be readily compared.

Developing Countries: International Assistance

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which countries the Government expects  (a) to meet and  (b) not to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

Douglas Alexander: The 2007 UN Millennium Development Goals Report, which can be found on http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Default.aspx, reports progress on each of the goals by region and shows where the challenges to achieving them by 2015 are greatest. Country level information is not currently published.
	DFID will continue to provide an update on progress against the MDGs for individual countries identified within the Public Service Agreement in its Annual report. The latest assessment of progress can be found in the 2007 report "Development on the Record", which is available at:
	http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Pubs/files/departmental-report/2007/default.asp

Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence by what date British forces will total 4,000 personnel in Iraq.

Des Browne: holding answer 11 October 2007
	The drawdown of forces to 4,000 is conditions based. No date has been set.

Departments: Public Bodies

Oliver Letwin: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will list her Department 's  (a) executive agencies,  (b) executive non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs),  (c) advisory NDPBs,  (d) tribunal NDPBs,  (e) trading funds and  (f) public corporations in each financial year since 2005-06.

Jim Fitzpatrick: Details of the Department for Transport's executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies, trading funds and public corporations for 2005-06 and 2006-07 are set out in the Department's annual reports for 2006 and 2007.
	The Cabinet Office provided a central list of all non-departmental public bodies for 2005-06 in its publication 'Public Bodies 2006'. The Cabinet Office also publishes the List of Ministerial Responsibilities, which is updated on a regular basis and lists all executive agencies.

Roads: Accidents

Gwyneth Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the extent to which STATS 19 returns underestimate the actual number of road traffic accident casualties; and when her Department became aware of the issue.

Jim Fitzpatrick: holding answer 11 October  2007
	Very few, if any, fatal accidents do not become known to the police. However, research conducted on behalf of the Department for Transport has shown that an appreciable proportion of non-fatal injury accidents are not reported to the police. There is no legal duty in Great Britain to report personal injury road accidents to the police provided the participants exchange details at the scene.
	One of the earliest attempts to quantify the level of reporting in STATS19 was published in 1979 in the report "Classification of injury severity by length of stay in hospital".
	Further studies have been undertaken which also provide estimates of this shortfall and the most recent work on reporting levels was drawn together in the report "Road Safety Research Report 69: Under-reporting of Road Casualties - Phase 1" commissioned by the Department and published in June 2006:
	http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme5/underreportingofroadcasualti4788
	A note on levels of reporting on STATS19 can be found on the Department's website at:
	http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/accidents/roadaccidentstatisticsgrea1835

Departments: Public Bodies

Oliver Letwin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will list his Department 's  (a) executive agencies,  (b) executive non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs),  (c) advisory NDPBs,  (d) tribunal NDPBs,  (e) trading funds and  (f) public corporations for each financial year since 2005-06.

Jonathan R Shaw: A full list of delivery bodies in the above categories can be found at notes 37 and 38 of the Department's latest published resource accounts, for the 2005-06 fiscal year. The draft 2006-07 resource accounts include two new executive NDPBs:
	The Commission for Rural Communities; and
	Natural England.

Departments: Publications

Andrew Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to which individuals and organisations his Department's Tomorrow's Climate, Today's Challenge pack has been distributed; and what the cost of distributing the pack has been  (a) in total,  (b) for research,  (c) in staff time and  (d) for printing.

Phil Woolas: The "Tomorrow's Climate, Today's Challenge" (TCTC) pack, which was published on 4 June 2007, has been distributed to a very wide range of organisations. To date, DEFRA has distributed around 4,167 copies of the TCTC pack and will distribute the remaining 5,833 over the course of the year.
	I have arranged for a list of the organisations which have been sent the TCTC pack to be placed in the Libraries of the House. Most of the organisations requested the pack and some organisations have been sent more than one copy.
	The information the hon. Member requests regarding individuals has not been provided as disclosure of this information would constitute unfair and unlawful use of personal data.
	The costs of distributing the pack (including VAT where applicable) are set out in the following table. They do not include figures for producing the content of the DVD included in the pack as this was part of a separate project.
	
		
			   £ 
			  (a) Cost of distributing in total Estimated at (1)34,521 
			  (b) Research(2) 16,807 
			  (c) Staff time(3) Estimated at (1)3,670 
			  (d) Printing (10,000 copies) 12,043.75 
			 (1) Incl. estimated postage costs at £2,000 (£0.48 per pack—UK first class postage). (2) Research here is taken to mean design and gathering of information as no primary research was undertaken. (3) Excl. staff time at Central Office of Information who developed the pack. This is included in research costs.

Industrial Diseases: Solicitors

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what criteria were used in determining solicitors' fees for coal health claims in the  (a) CSG and  (b) UDM Vendside agreements.

Malcolm Wicks: Solicitors' fees were negotiated as part of the original Claims Handling Agreement between the Department and the group representing claimants' solicitors. These are court based schemes and the Department was obliged to negotiate all elements including solicitors' involvement and associated costs. At the time, it was felt that the fees reflected fairly the cost of the provision of legal advice to claimants.
	The Department negotiated a reduction of legal costs of 16.66 per cent. for claims represented by UDM/Vendside, compared to the group representing claimants' solicitors.

Postal Services: Strikes

Elliot Morley: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will take steps to encourage a settlement in the postal dispute that takes into account postal workers' views of changes to working practices and pensions.

Patrick McFadden: The Secretary of State and I continue to encourage both the Royal Mail and the CWU to resolve the current dispute through talks. We have done so at a number of meetings and will continue to do so.

General Election: Costs

Daniel Rogerson: To ask the Prime Minister what contingency preparations were made by No. 10 Downing Street for the possibility of a general election being held in autumn 2007; and what the costs were of those preparations.

Gordon Brown: holding answer 11 October 2007
	I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Edward Miliband) today.

Bolivia: Official Visits

Colin Burgon: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what role his Department played in the visit to the UK of Bolivian opposition Senator Oscar Oritz Anselo; which elements of Mr. Anselo's programme have been organised by his Department; what future meetings are planned between his Department and Bolivian opposition leaders; what steps he is taking to develop relations with the democratically-elected President and government of Bolivia; and how many visits his Department has facilitated to the UK on the part of Bolivian government representatives since May 2006.

Kim Howells: Through our Embassy in La Paz, Senator Oscar Ortiz asked the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to make parliamentarians, and others with an interest in Bolivia, aware of his visit to the UK. We responded to this request and also informed the Bolivian Embassy in London.
	Since May 2006 the FCO has not facilitated any visits to the UK on behalf of the Bolivian government. However, Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca made a private visit to the UK in June 2007. The FCO was informed of this visit shortly beforehand and responded to a request to arrange a call on my right hon. Friend the then Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn).
	Our relationship with Bolivia continues to develop. We maintain a dialogue with the Bolivian government and also welcome engagement with all political parties in Bolivia. The UK works with the Bolivian government, both bilaterally and through the EU, on a range of issues, including counter-narcotics, climate change, security sector reform and energy. The UK also supports projects in these and other areas in Bolivia, at national and local government level.

British Overseas Territories: Internet

Andrew MacKinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the reasons for variations in the web content of the websites of overseas territories on  (a) the list of Human Rights Conventions with which they are expected to comply and  (b) details of the gross domestic product per head of population.

Meg Munn: The Overseas Territories governments are responsible for the material on their websites and for keeping it up to date. This includes the provision of information on human rights conventions and of data such as gross domestic product per capita.

Departments: Temporary Accommodation

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2007,  Official Report, column 2004W, on departments: temporary accommodation, for how long the British Embassy Officer has been living in a tent in Juba, Sudan; and for what reason secure permanent accommodation has not been available for this officer hitherto.

Jim Murphy: holding answer 8 October 2007
	The officer has been living in a tent on the secure compound of the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Juba since November 2005. Permanent accommodation that meets Government security requirements has not been available. Local infrastructure is poor due to the impact of the prolonged civil war there. Many other Juba-based international staff are similarly accommodated. As my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Meg Munn, noted in her answers to the hon. Member on 10 September 2007,  Official Report, columns 2004-05W, and  Official Report, column 2008W, our Embassy in Khartoum is pursuing options to upgrade the officer's accommodation and aims to have a solution in place by early 2008.

Egypt: Religious Freedom

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Egyptian government in relation to the protection of Eman Muhammad el-Sayed.

Kim Howells: Eman Muhammed el-Sayed is a 26-year-old Egyptian woman, who converted from Islam to Christianity. We understand that she was arrested by the Egyptian police in July 2007 but released shortly afterwards.
	We are aware of the case, but have seen nothing to suggest that Eman is currently in danger and are therefore not planning any representations at this stage.

EU Reform: Treaties

William Cash: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his response of 9 October 2007,  Official Report, column 151, on the Constitutional Treaty, to the Supplementary Question from the hon. Member for Kettering, if he will clarify which legal draft he referred to; what the status is of the Opinion of the European Commission (COM(207) 412 final) in that regard; which parts of the draft to which he referred differ from the draft document on which the European Scrutiny Committee has already reported; what the evidential basis is for his statement that the new draft makes clear the direction in which Europe is moving and respects the red lines which the Government has requested; and to what extent that evidential basis is derived from the changes incorporated into the new document.

Jim Murphy: The legal draft that my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary referred to on 9 October during Foreign and Commonwealth Office oral questions was the draft Reform Treaty in English, including Protocols, Declarations and Preamble (references CIG 1/1/07 REV, 1 CIG 2/1/07 REV 1, CIG 3/1/07 REV 1, CIG 4/1/07 REV 1). These were sent to the Clerks of the Foreign Affairs Committee, European Scrutiny Committee, Lords EU Select Committee and placed in the Libraries of both Houses on Friday 5 October.
	The European Scrutiny Committee has reported on the Inter-Governmental Conference. The Government will provide a full response to all points raised in the Committee's report.
	Following my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's oral evidence session with the Foreign Affairs Committee on 10 October, he agreed to write to the Committee and place in the Library of the House a document setting out how the Government's red lines are reflected in the latest draft of the Reform Treaty.

Uganda: Politics and Government

Michael Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of reports that Ugandan government ministers and members of parliament recently  (a) wore military uniforms and  (b) carried out military drills during their annual retreat at the Kyankwanzi ideological training school; and if he will make a statement.

David Miliband: We are aware of the above mentioned reports but cannot confirm their accuracy. We know that the Kyankwanzi National Leadership Institute remains in use and is responsible for preparing senior government officials.

Academies

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether a new academy may be approved in an area where the local education authority is opposed to it; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: A large majority of academies replace existing weak or under-performing schools. Others are proposed by local authorities as brand new schools in areas needing extra schools places. Each of these academies is, in effect, jointly commissioned by the Department and the local authority, with the local authority a signatory to the formal academy project expression of interest.
	Other academy projects are brought forward where an academy proposal wins the competition now required under the Education and Inspections Act 2006 for most new and replacement schools. The purpose of the competitions is to ensure that new schools exhibit the highest standards and quality and that they meet the needs of each locality. Competitions are decided by the relevant local authority, unless the local authority itself enters a proposal in the competition, in which case the competition is decided by the independent schools adjudicator.
	There are also a small number are former fee-paying day schools, which want to become academies in order to transform their contribution to local education by expanding and broadening their pupil intake to the benefit of all local students. In these cases, the local authority is not a signatory to the expression of interest, but the Secretary of State is under a duty to consult the local authority before considering the academy's formal funding agreement.

Academies: Capital Investment

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the capital cost was of each academy  (a) opened and  (b) planned since 2002.

Jim Knight: Originally, academies were built with capital grant paid directly by the Secretary of State, together with a contribution from the sponsors. A new method under which academy buildings are being procured through Building Schools for the Future (BSF) or Partnership for Schools' (PfS) national framework has now been introduced.
	Capital grant paid by the Secretary of State is paid under a funding agreement with the relevant academy trust. The first table as follows lists estimated costs including capital grant and sponsorship funding, for academies where a funding agreement has been signed, and the Secretary of State is paying capital grant to the relevant academy trust. For some, such academies, no estimated cost is available because the design process is still at an early stage, and the section of the funding agreement relating to capital grant has yet to be agreed. Academies marked with an asterisk are operating in completed buildings.
	A number of other academy projects are still at the feasibility stage of development and as no part of the funding agreement has yet been signed, and no estimated costs are available, these are excluded from the table.
	
		
			  Academy with signed funding agreement  Estimated cost including capital grant and sponsorship (£000) 
			 Manchester Academy* 19,786 
			 Lambeth Academy* 25,445 
			 Northampton Academy* 27,358 
			 Paddington Academy* 31,523 
			 Salford Academy* 16,704 
			 Barnsley Academy 28,369 
			 Walthamstow Academy 29,950 
			 Sheffield Springs Academy 27,300 
			 Sheffield Park Academy 29,000 
			 Stockport Academy 27,375 
			 The Academy at Peckham*, Southwark 30,169 
			 Harris Academy South Norwood* 35,991 
			 Harris Bermondsey Academy 17,270 
			 The King's Academy Middlesbrough* 22,301 
			 Trinity Academy, Doncaster* 25,070 
			 Haberdashers' - Hatcham Academy, Lewisham*(1) 7,045 
			 Haberdashers' - Knights Academy, Lewisham* 40,455 
			 Marlowe Academy, Kent* 27,803 
			 Folkestone Academy* 36,820 
			 Walsall Academy* 17,321 
			 Sandwell Academy* 27,149 
			 Bexley Business Academy*(2) 38,631 
			 Greig Academy, Haringey* 16,479 
			 Unity City Academy, Middlesbrough* 21,790 
			 Capital City Academy, Brent* 27,494 
			 City of London Academy, Southwark* 33,685 
			 City Academy, Bristol* 27,666 
			 West London Academy, Ealing*(2) 32,221 
			 London Academy, Barnet* 34,356 
			 Mossbourne Academy, Hackney* 28,624 
			 Stockley Academy, Hillingdon* 27,549 
			 St. Francis of Assisi Academy, Liverpool* 20,868 
			 The Harefield Academy, Hillingdon 34,200 
			 Dixons Academy, Bradford*(1) 6,510 
			 David Young Community Academy, Leeds* 23,577 
			 Grace Academy, Solihull* 31,700 
			 Westminster Academy* 30,618 
			 Thomas Deacon Academy, Peterborough* 50,396 
			 St. Paul's Academy, Greenwich n/a(3) 
			 John Madejski Academy, Reading 27,656 
			 The Bridge Academy, Hackney 47,722 
			 Samworth Enterprise Academy, Leicester* (2) 19,502 
			 The Petchey Academy, Hackney* 34,215 
			 North Liverpool Academy 40,203 
			 Bradford Cathedral Academy* 20,471 
			 Macmillan Academy, Middlesbrough*(1) 13,035 
			 Djanogly Academy, Nottingham*(1) 23,660 
			 St. Matthew Academy, Lewisham(2) 30,856 
			 OASIS Academy, Enfield 32,676 
			 Slough Academy Langley 31,533 
			 Leigh Technology Academy, Kent(1) 36,590 
			 St. Mary Magdalene Academy, Islington(4) 40,022 
			 Withywood Academy, Bristol 29,200 
			 Excelsior Academy, Newcastle 37,883 
			 Corby City Academy 27,109 
			 Ashcroft Technology Academy, Wandsworth(1) 13,636 
			 Landau Forte Academy, Derby*(1) 4,600 
			 Woodway Park Academy, Coventry 32,299 
			 Immingham Academy, N. E. Lincolnshire 26,572 
			 Wintringham Academy, N.E. Lincolnshire 23,046 
			 Kensington and Chelsea Academy 39,250 
			 Brooke Weston Academy, Northants(1) 4,612 
			 John Cabot Academy, South Gloucs(1) 3,781 
			 Q3 Academy, Sandwell 29,544 
			 The Belvedere Academy, Liverpool(5) 9,811 
			 Bacons Academy, Southwark(1) 3,999 
			 William Hulme's Academy, Manchester(5) 9,500 
			 Spires Academy, Kent(6) 7,200 
			 The Marsh Academy, Kent(6) 10,000 
			 North Oxfordshire Academy 16,234 
			 Burlington Danes Academy, Hammersmith and Fulham N/k(7) 
			 The Gateway Academy, Thurrock N/k(7) 
			 Madeley Academy, Telford N/k(7) 
			 St. Mark's CE Academy, Merton N/k(7) 
			 Harris Academy, Merton N/k(7) 
			 Harris Girls Academy, East Dulwich N/k(7) 
			 King Solomon Academy, Westminster N/k(7) 
			 Swindon Academy N/k(7) 
			 (1) Conversions from city technology colleges. (2) All through academies catering for pupils aged three to 19 and costs include primary and secondary sections. (3) Costs not yet established as contract not signed. (4) All through academy catering for pupils aged three to 19. Costs include primary section but not the early years centre funded by London borough of Islington. (5) Formerly fee-paying schools. (6) Ministers have given special dispensation for these to be procured through Kent county council's own South East Centre of Excellence framework. (7) Funding Agreement signed, but the capital grant part not yet agreed: these academies have opened in existing buildings. 
		
	
	The academies shown in the following table are being procured through BSF or PfS national framework and the PfS estimated allocations are given in the following table. These figures represent the current assessment by PfS of the order of funding to be allocated for each project and may change as each project proceeds and costs are confirmed. Academies are only shown where a funding agreement has been signed—that is, they are in the implementation phase or are open; those at the feasibility stage are not shown. No capital contribution is required from the sponsors, who invest their sponsorship in an endowment for the academies concerned.
	
		
			  Academy( 1)  Estimated allocation (£000) 
			 Milton Keynes Academy 29,529 
			 Pennywell/Quarry View Academy, Sunderland 23,800 
			 Castle View Academy, Sunderland 16,389 
			 Red House Academy, Sunderland 12,133 
			 The Bristol Brunei Academy(2) 23,900 
			 Eastbourne Church of England Academy, Darlington 15,338 
			 Cornwallis, South Maidstone Federation, Kent 36,449 
			 New Line Learning Academy, South Maidstone Federation 21,184 
			 Barnfield West Academy, Luton 29,048 
			 Barnfield South Academy, Luton 29,048 
			 Havelock Academy, N. E. Lincolnshire 20,360 
			 St. Anne's Academy, Rochdale 16,543 
			 George Salter Collegiate Academy, Sandwell 21,000 
			 Shireland Collegiate Academy, Sandwell 19,000 
			 Walworth Academy, Southwark 27,406 
			 St. Michael and All Angels C of E Academy, Southwark 37,599 
			 (1) The Academy names are as at 26 September 2007; some may change later in development. (2) Buildings procured under a PFI contract, let by Bristol city council.

Secondary Education

Robert Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many secondary school places were maintained in each year since 1997.

Jim Knight: The Department collects information from each local authority (LA) on the number of school places maintained via an annual survey. The earliest data available is for 1998 and the most recent is for 2006. The number of school places was not collected in 2002 to allow for a change in the method of assessing school capacity.
	Currently, the number of school places is calculated using the net capacity method of assessment which was introduced in 2003. Up to 2001 the capacity of a school was calculated using the MOE (More Open Enrolment) method. The following table shows the number of maintained secondary school places calculated by the net capacity method of assessment between 2003 and 2006 and the MOE method between 1998 and 2001.
	
		
			  Secondary school places 
			   Number of maintained places( 1) 
			 2006 3,484,883 
			 2005 3,468,525 
			 2004 3,468,561 
			 2003 3,455,993 
			 2001 3,356,438 
			 2000 3,349,632 
			 1999 3,341,183 
			 1998 3,274,034 
			 (1) Number of places relate to position as at January.  Source: Surplus Places Survey

Young People: Education

Stephen Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many  (a) males and  (b) females aged between 16 and 25 were not in education, employment or training in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001, (iii) 2005 and (iv) 2007.

Beverley Hughes: The main official estimates for those not in education, employment or training (NEET) are for academic ages 16(1) to 18. This is the age group covered by the Department's Public Service Agreement (PSA) target on NEET, to
	"reduce the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) by 2 percentage points by 2010 (from a baseline of 10 per cent at end 2004)."
	The 16-18 NEET estimates can be accessed in a Statistical First Release (SFR) published by the Department, see web link:
	http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000734/index.shtml.
	The latest figures available are for 2006. The following figures are for individuals between the academic ages of 16 and 18 who were NEET in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2006.
	(1) Academic age is the age of the individual measured at the beginning of the academic year, 31 August. Academic age 16 would be for those individuals in the year following compulsory education.
	
		
			  Males 
			   16-18 NEET  16-18 population  Percentage of 16-18 NEET 
			 1997 71,264 915,761 7.8 
			 2001 92,137 950,433 9.7 
			 2005 124,624 1,025,799 12.1 
			 2006 117,376 1,030,999 11.4 
		
	
	
		
			  Females 
			   16-18 NEET  16-18 population  Percentage of 16-18 NEET 
			 1997 83,048 890,568 9.3 
			 2001 83,750 898,104 9.3 
			 2005 92,439 968,640 9.5 
			 2006 88,808 970,609 9.1 
		
	
	
		
			  All 
			   16-18 NEET  16-18 population  Percentage of 16-18 NEET 
			 1997 154,312 1,806,328 8.5 
			 2001 175,888 1,848,537 9.5 
			 2005 217,063 1,994,139 10.9 
			 2006 206,185 2,001,608 10.3 
		
	
	Although fluctuating, the percentage NEET has risen slightly overall between 1997 and 2004 with a rise to a peak in 2005. This was due to a combination of factors; numbers in education and training fell at the start of the decade, and numbers in employment have fallen since 2003.
	More encouraging though, the latest (2006) NEET figures show that the proportion of young people who are NEET fell, especially among 16 and 17-year-olds. The last three years have seen a steady rise in participation rates, which shows that our education reforms are having an impact.
	The number of 16 to 25-year-old who are not in education, employment or training can be estimated using the Labour Force Survey (LFS), although it should be noted that these are not directly comparable to the SFR estimates. The following figures are for individuals between the academic age of 16 and 25 who were NEET in 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2006. They are estimates from quarter 4 (October-December) of the LFS, which historically has been the quarter providing figures closest to the SFR for 16 to 18-year-olds.
	
		
			  Males 
			   16-25 MEET  16-25 population  Percentage of 16-25 NEET 
			 1997 289,759 2,871,674 10.1 
			 2001 303,472 2,912,698 13.0 
			 2005 376,547 3,021,408 14.5 
			 2006 366,939 3,069,094 13.9 
		
	
	
		
			  Females 
			   16-25 NEET  16-25 population  Percentage of 16-25 NEET 
			 1997 472,275 2,909,797 16.2 
			 2001 451,888 2,886,176 13.0 
			 2005 509,343 3,072,401 14.5 
			 2006 493,283 3,104,530 13.9 
		
	
	
		
			  All 
			   16-25 NEET  16-25 population  Percentage of 16-25 NEET 
			 1997 762,034 5,781,471 13.2 
			 2001 755,360 5,798,874 13.0 
			 2005 885,890 6,093,809 14.5 
			 2006 860,222 6,173,624 13.9

Care Homes: Crewe

Gwyneth Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many private care homes are situated in Crewe and Nantwich; how many residents are in each unit; on what date each was last inspected; how many have contracts with the local primary care trust or social services departments for residences from Crewe and Nantwich; and what the average payment is for such contracts.

Ivan Lewis: We have been informed by the Chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) that data on the numbers of homes in Crewe and Nantwich constituency is not available separately.
	As at 10 September 2007, there were 124 privately-run care homes within the boundaries of Cheshire council area, which includes Crewe and Nantwich. The following table shows types of home, the number of beds registered at each and with the most recent inspection date. Information on occupancy levels and contracts with primary care trusts and local authorities and their value is not collected centrally.
	
		
			  Name of home  Type of home  Number of registered places ( 1) Date of last completed inspection 
			 Belong Macclesfield Nursing 72 (1)— 
			 Audlem Country Nursing Home Nursing 41 8 August 2007 
			 Woodlands Care Centre Nursing 30 (1)— 
			 Sutton Oaks Care Centre Nursing 55 (1)— 
			 Rowans Care Centre Nursing 30 23 August 2007 
			 Prestbury Beaumont Nursing 35 3 April 2007 
			 Adlington Manor Nursing 88 (1)— 
			 Greengables Nursing Centre Nursing 31 30 May 2007 
			 Brookview Nursing and Residential Centre Nursing 55 28 June 2007 
			 Clumber House Nursing Home Nursing 36 13 September 2007 
			 Sunrise Operations Mobberly Limited Residential care 43 14 June 2007 
			 Lauren Court Residential Care Home Residential care 47 17 May 2007 
			 Carmel Lodge Care Home Residential care 36 7 June 2007 
			 Weston Park Care Home Nursing 90 20 June 2007 
			 Vale Court Care Home Nursing 56 4 June 2007 
			 Hillcrest Residential Care Home for the Elderly Residential care 32 16 March 2007 
			 Curzon Park Residential Home Residential care 25 1 March 2007 
			 Bradwell Court Residential care 27 7 June 2007 
			 Cloverfields Nursing 32 14 September 2007 
			 Chesham Residential care 33 17 April 2007 
			 David Lewis Centre—College Community House Residential care 8 12 July 2007 
			 Brookfield House Care Home Residential care 45 11 September 2007 
			 David Lewis Centre College Complex Unit Residential care 18 26 February 2007 
			 Crabwall Hall Residential care 43 26 October 2006 
			 Hope Green Residential Home Residential care 43 1 February 2007 
			 Orcadia Residential care 10 21 August 2007 
			 Plessington Court Residential care 19 30 May 2007 
			 Brantwood Residential Care Home Residential care 21 2 August 2007 
			 Genesis Care Home Residential care 42 28 June 2007 
			 Ashfields Care Home Residential care 39 30 May 2007 
			 Lavender House Care Home Residential care 20 15 May 2007 
			 Chapel Brook House Nursing and Residential Care Home Nursing 32 17 April 2007 
			 The Old Hall Residential care 18 11 July 2007 
			 Corbrook Court Nursing 30 3 January 2007 
			 Turning Point (Westminster Road) Residential care 4 9 March 2007 
			 Applecroft Residential Care Home Residential care 25 6 August 2007 
			 Wrenbury Nursing Home Nursing 33 10 April 2007 
			 Park Lane Residential Home Residential care 42 30 May 2007 
			 Davenham Hall Nursing Home Nursing 41 16 January 2007 
			 Clayton Manor Nursing Home Nursing 78 10 January 2007 
			 Woodlands Christian Nursing Home Nursing 85 28 February 2007 
			 Willows Christian General Nursing Home Nursing 60 22 May 2007 
			 Tabley House General Nursing Home Nursing 59 11 April 2007 
			 Mount Pleasant Nursing Home Nursing 42 9 January 2007 
			 Whitby House Nursing Home Nursing 40 15 May 2007 
			 Weatherstones House Nursing Home Nursing 31 31 May 2006 
			 Tarvin Court Nursing Home Nursing 28 14 June 2006 
			 Sable Cottage Nursing Home Nursing 38 13 November 2006 
			 Prospect House Nursing Home Nursing 44 10 January 2007 
			 Pinetum Nursing Home Nursing 48 12 February 2007 
			 Oaklands Nursing Home Nursing 40 23 April 2007 
			 Southfield Manor Nursing Home Nursing 101 24 November 2006 
			 Pendlebury Manor Care Home Residential care 61 3 July 2007 
			 Jackson House Nursing Home Nursing 4 9 August 2007 
			 Hollins Park Nursing Home Nursing 49 18 July 2007 
			 Arclid Green Nursing Home Nursing 8 16 January 2007 
			 The Hill Nursing 33 1 November 2006 
			 Redwalls Nursing Home Nursing 43 27 September 2007 
			 Church House Nursing Home Nursing 44 10 August 2006 
			 Willows Nursing Home, Blacon Nursing 73 2 May 2007 
			 Orchard Manor Nursing Home Nursing 53 19 July 2007 
			 Thornton Manor Care Home Nursing 47 11 July 2007 
			 Sharston House Nursing Home Nursing 48 17 May 2007 
			 Rangemore Nursing Home Nursing 49 31 July 2007 
			 Highfield House Nursing Home Nursing 13 17 April 2007 
			 Mount Hall Nursing Home Nursing 42 5 October 2006 
			 Hazelmere House Nursing Home Nursing 60 26 June 2007 
			 Daneside Court Nursing Home Nursing 64 17 October 2006 
			 Westwood Court Nursing Home Nursing 56 19 December 2006 
			 Primrose House Nursing Home Nursing 42 28 November 2006 
			 Minshull Court Nursing Home Nursing 34 27 July 2007 
			 Avandale Lodge Nursing Home Nursing 48 2 March 2007 
			 Loxley Hall Nursing Home Nursing 40 24 July 2007 
			 Old Rectory Nursing Home Capenhurst Nursing 35 25 September 2007 
			 Kingswood Hall Nursing Home Nursing 23 14 June 2007 
			 Fern Lodge Nursing Home Nursing 21 8 May 2007 
			 Newton Hall Care Home Residential care 34 11 July 2007 
			 Frodsham Christian General Care Home Nursing 70 10 July 2007 
			 Winsford Grange Care Home Nursing 60 11 April 2007 
			 Station House Nursing Home Nursing 69 28 November 2006 
			 St. Stephens Care Home Nursing 40 17 April 2007 
			 St. Catherines Care Home Nursing 40 13 April 2007 
			 Rosedale Manor Care Centre Residential care 80 23 April 2007 
			 Hollymere House General Nursing Home Nursing 48 14 September 2007 
			 Heliosa Nursing Home Nursing 42 15 November 2006 
			 Richmond Village Care Centre Residential care 41 28 June 2007 
			 Overdene House Nursing Home Residential care 70 3 July 2006 
			 Newton Court Nursing Home Nursing 60 21 August 2007 
			 Lawton Manor Nursing 50 17 May 2007 
			 Gables Nursing Home Nursing 34 7 September 2007 
			 Cypress Court Nursing Home Nursing 60 26 September 2006 
			 Kingscourt Nursing Home Nursing 37 24 May 2007 
			 Acorn Hollow General Nursing Home Nursing 48 14 March 2007 
			 Crawfords Walk Nursing Home Nursing 120 22 March 2007 
			 Chester Lodge General Nursing Home Nursing 40 4 September 2007 
			 The Chapel House Nursing 35 17 January 2007 
			 Birch Heath Lodge Nursing Home Nursing 38 17 April 2007 
			 Atherton Lodge Nursing Home Nursing 49 22 May 2007 
			 Aaron Court Care Home Nursing 73 4 December 2006 
			 The Laurels—Congleton Residential care 36 20 February 2007 
			 Tunnicliffe House Residential care 16 4 April 2007 
			 Cavendish House Residential care 6 23 November 2006 
			 Stone House Residential care 33 19 December 2006 
			 Park House Residential care 29 30 August 2007 
			 Essendene Residential care 13 2 March 2007 
			 Mayfield House Residential care 51 25 May 2006 
			 Sandiway Lodge Residential care 36 11 October 2006 
			 The Manor Residential care 45 24 July 2007 
			 Alsager Court Care Centre Nursing 27 6 July 2007 
			 Hillside Residential care 19 10 October 2006 
			 Hinderton Mount Residential care 26 24 January 2007 
			 Daneside Mews Residential care 34 18 April 2007 
			 Mount Pleasant Residential care 25 16 May 2007 
			 Dystlegh Grange Residential care 40 4 June 2007 
			 Inglewood Residential care 22 5 December 2006 
			 Sandiway Manor Residential care 29 29 August 2007 
			 Upton Grange Residential care 25 17 May 2007 
			 Morningside Residential care 31 15 November 2006 
			 Dunkeld Residential care 13 31 October 2006 
			 Hartford Hey Residential care 28 7 August 2007 
			 Ms J. Jordan Residential care 3 24 July 2007 
			 Dee House Residential care 9 4 August 2006 
			 Thornton House Residential care 22 30 October 2006 
			 The Grange Residential care 3 30 November 2006 
			 (1) A blank in this column indicates that registration is still to be completed, i.e. a new or re-registered home.  Source:  CSCI Registration and Inspection database, 10 September 2007.

Influenza

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths resulting from influenza infection there were in each year since 1979; what the population coverage of seasonal influenza immunisation was in each year since 1979; and in which years since 1979 there were epidemics of seasonal influenza.

Dawn Primarolo: It is not possible to determine the precise number of deaths due to influenza in a population because influenza itself is rarely the direct cause of death. Influenza may be complicated by bacterial infections, such as pneumonia, or may worsen an underlying illness, such as heart disease, and death results from the subsequent illness. In addition, by the time someone whose illness began with influenza gets to hospital, or dies, no evidence is apparent that the individual had influenza.
	As a result, estimates of the number of deaths resulting from influenza epidemics are based on the number of deaths from all causes occurring during a period when influenza is circulating in the community, from which is subtracted the total number of deaths that would have been expected to have occurred in the absence of on influenza epidemic. This is generally referred to as the number of excess deaths due to influenza.
	Estimates for excess deaths from influenza in England and Wales have been made by the Health Protection Agency for the 1988-89 to 2005-06 influenza seasons, and are given in the following table:
	
		
			  Estimated excess deaths due to influenza in England and Wales 
			  Influenza season  Number of excess deaths 
			 1988-89 358 
			 1989-90 26,945 
			 1990-91 8,125 
			 1991-92 5,967 
			 1992-93 1,687 
			 1993-94 14,544 
			 1994-95 2,480 
			 1995-96 16,241 
			 1996-97 21,770 
			 1997-98 0 
			 1998-99 17,982 
			 1999-2000 22,040 
			 2000-01 1,067 
			 2001-02 7,078 
			 2002-03 6,559 
			 2003-04 5,207 
			 2004-05 1,795 
			 2005-06 0 
		
	
	Flu vaccine uptake in those aged 65 and over since 2000-01 is shown in the following table. Data was not held centrally prior to 2000-01.
	
		
			   Uptake in those aged 65 and over (Percentage) 
			 2000-01 65.4 
			 2001-02 67.5 
			 2002-03 68.6 
			 2003-04 71.0 
			 2004-05 71.5 
			 2005-06 75.3 
			 2006-07 74.0 
		
	
	Epidemic years have been classified as those in which "higher than average seasonal activity" has occurred. Since 1979, the following seasons would be classified as epidemic using this definition: 1989-90, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1998-99 and 1999-2000.

Mental Health Services

Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in England with mental health problems were prescribed  (a) drug and  (b) psychological treatment in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Ivan Lewis: Around 7 million adults in England have a common mental health problem, with approximately 90 per cent. of these people being treated in primary care. However, information is not collected centrally about diagnoses for any condition in primary care, so reliable data is not available about the number of people who receive, or have received specific treatments, including those with mental health problems who have been prescribed drug treatments or psychological therapies.
	We know that there is a significant level of unmet need for people suffering with depression and/or anxiety disorders. This is why the Government announced on 10 October its commitment to building a new psychological therapy service, with additional investment rising to £170 million over the next three years. By 2011, this service will help to treat 900,000 more people with depression, who would otherwise not have been treated.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of  (a) HIV,  (b) chlamydia,  (c) gonorrhoea,  (d) syphilis,  (e) genital warts and  (f) genital herpes there were in England in each year since 1997.

Dawn Primarolo: The information is provided in the following tables.
	
		
			  Individuals newly diagnosed with HIV in England by year of diagnosis (1997-2006)—cumulative data to the end of June 2007 
			   Number 
			 1997 2,542 
			 1998 2,661 
			 1999 2,943 
			 2000 3,661 
			 2001 4,837 
			 2002 5,938 
			 2003 6,916 
			 2004 7,041 
			 2005 7,115 
			 2006(1) 6,595 
			 Total 50,249 
			 (1) Numbers will rise as further reports are received, particularly for recent years.  Note: Table will include some records of the same individuals which are unmatchable because of differences in information supplied.  Source: Health Protection Agency, new HIV diagnoses 
		
	
	
		
			  New sexually transmitted infection diagnoses, England: 1997-2006 
			   Uncomplicated chlamydial infection  Uncomplicated gonorrhoea  Primary and secondary infectious syphilis  Anogenital warts—first attack  Anogenital herpes simplex—first attack 
			 1997 38,839 14,178 147 58,711 15,079 
			 1998 43,912 14,212 131 59,681 15,815 
			 1999 50,960 17,361 211 61,157 15,880 
			 2000 61,370 23,361 322 60,661 16,147 
			 2001 68,180 25,852 717 62,423 17,054 
			 2002 78,117 24,357 1,196 63,938 17,510 
			 2003 85,516 23,492 1,538 65,279 17,157 
			 2004 92,948 20,779 2,033 68,217 16,952 
			 2005 95,930 17,702 2,574 68,701 17,618 
			 2006 99,230 17,445 2,515 70,988 19,388 
			  Note: The data available from the KC60 statutory returns are for diagnoses made in genitor-urinary clinics (GUM) only. Diagnoses made in other clinical settings, such as General Practice, are not recorded in the KC60 dataset.  Source: Health Protection Agency, KC60 returns 
		
	
	In addition to the figures for those diagnosed with chlamydia in GUM clinics the total number of people who have been diagnosed with chlamydia within the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) since 2003-04 when the programme was launched, is given in the following table:
	
		
			  Diagnoses of Chlamydia in the NCSP 
			   Number 
			 2000-04 1,756 
			 2004-05 6,785 
			 2005-06 10,384 
			 2006-07 14,972 
			 Total 33,897 
			  Source: National Chlamydia Screening Programme